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Not wanting my son to feel left out, I whipped up a quick pair of pajama pants. Just in time for spring training this week, I picked up some baseball-themed fabric. C is a big baseball fan and he loves his Cincinnati Reds. He can tell you every player’s number, even the bullpen catcher (Mike …

In the last couple of weeks I’ve finished two dresses for S. The first was Simplicity 1949, a Project Runway pattern. The dress had various options for yokes and sleeves and trims. She chose a red cotton fabric with little black paw prints all over. There wasn’t quite as much fabric on the bolt as the …

I began another sewing project this afternoon, this time a “Little House on the Prairie” dress for my daughter. I recently started reading Laura’s adventures to my kids. I loved those books when I was little, and the broken spines of my old set announce a multitude of re-readings. This style was big when my …

Monday, washing; Tuesday, ironing; Wednesday, mending; Thursday, churning; Friday, cleaning; Saturday, baking. Anyone who’s read the Little House on the Prairie books is probably familiar with Ma’s chore list. I’m thinking there’s something to this, a day for each task. Although I’ll have to pick a different day for churning; S has gymnastics on Thursday. 😉 …